Mitosis

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus.

Chromosomes become visible, nuclear membrane dissolves, spindle fibers forms

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

Phase of mitosis in which a nuclear membrane reforms around each new set of chromosomes.

Division of the cytoplasm during cell division

A period of time in between mitosis during which a cell grows and copies its DNA,

Cell organelle that aids in cell division in animal cells

help pull apart the cell during replication and are made up of micrtubules

A threadlike, gene-carrying structure found in the nucleus.

series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide

The area of the cell membrane that pinches in and eventually separates the dividing cell

purpose of mitosis

DNA is replicated

stage of interphase in which cell grows and performs its normal functions

The second growth phase of the cell cycle, consisting of the portion of interphase after DNA synthesis occurs.

Genetically identical cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

The second stage of mitosis, in which discrete chromosomes consisting of identical sister chromatids appear, the nuclear envelope fragments, and the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the chromosomes.

Clusters of DNA, RNA, and proteins in the nucleus of a cell

one of two identical "sister" parts of a duplicated chromosome

Identical copies of a chromosome; full sets of these are created during the S subphase of interphase.

Pair of chromosomes that are the same size, same appearance and same genes.

Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are attached

containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

A specialized region on the centromere that links each sister chromatid to the mitotic spindle.

A network of fibers that holds the cell together, helps the cell to keep its shape, and aids in movement

In a plant cell, midline of dividing cells. Becomes the cell wall eventually.

process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

A disease in which some body cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them.